This film tells the story of the War Widows’ Quilt and the War Widows’ Stories project. Made by John Felix in November 2019 and filmed at The Queen's House, Greenwich, where the quilt was first exhibited, it captures the feelings of our artists, partners, and participants about the importance of this new memorial to the … Continue reading A Short History of the War Widows’ Quilt

9 January 2020 Research Institute for Literature & Cultural History. Liverpool John Moores University. Since its first introduction as a component of the Research Excellence Framework (REF), impact, its (im)measurability, and its role as an indicator of research quality in the arts and humanities have been much debated and criticised. Yet, at the same time, … Continue reading The “I” Word: Research Impact in the Arts & Humanities

On Armistice Day 2019, Will Davies visited us at the first ever exhibition of the War Widows' Quilt at The Queen's House, Greenwich, where it was installed from 7-11 November 2019. Will spoke to representatives of the War Widows' Association who had contributed to the quilt, as well as to lead artist Lois Blackburn (arthur+martha), … Continue reading War Widows’ Quilt on ITV London News

On 9 November 2019, the Daily Express devoted a double-page spread to the first-ever exhibition of the War Widows' Quilt at the Queen's House, Greenwich. Giles Sheldrick, Chief Reporter, interviewed women who contributed to the quilt, representatives of our partner organisation The War Widows' Association of Great Britain, project leader Dr Nadine Muller, and lead … Continue reading Daily Express Devotes Double-Page Spread to War Widows’ Quilt

Download this press release as a pdf.  From 7–11 November 2019, The Queen’s House, Greenwich, will host the first ever exhibition of the War Widows’ Quilt. Made from armed forces shirts by over ninety war widows and their family members, this beautiful and moving piece of art tells many individual stories of love, loss, and … Continue reading War Widows’ Quilt Commemorates the Lives & Loves of War’s Forgotten Women

This exercise is part of the War Widows’ Quilt, celebrating the lives and stories of war widow in word and stitch. Is there a poem or song that helps tell a bit of your story? Perhaps you have written a poem yourself? We are gathering songs and poems to put in breast pockets as part … Continue reading War Widows’ Words: ‘In My Breast Pocket’ Poetry Exercise

This exercise is part of the War Widows’ Quilt, which celebrate the lives and stories of war widows in word and stitch. The idea is to commemorate you. Your poems and pockets will join those of many other war widows from across the country, creating a stitched memorial made by many hands.   If you are a … Continue reading Make a War Widows’ Quilt ‘Top Pocket’ Square

War Widows’ Stories, in partnership with the War Widows’ Association of Great Britain and arthur+martha, warmly invite you to our third final arts and poetry workshop in which you will be able to contribute to the War Widows’ Quilt, which celebrates the lives and stories of war widows in verse and stitch. War widows are … Continue reading Tell Your Story in Stitch & Verse at the National Memorial Arboretum

This exercise is part of the War Widows’ Quilt, which celebrate the lives and stories of war widows in word and stitch. The idea is to commemorate you. Your names will join those of many other war widows from across the country, creating a stitched memorial made by many hands.  If you are a war … Continue reading Sign Your Name on the War Widows’ Quilt

  On 9 November 2018, the Queen’s House in Greenwich is hosting a remembrance reception to mark major new collaborations for the War Widows’ Stories project, a venture run in partnership between Dr Nadine Muller (Senior Lecturer in English Literature & Cultural History, Liverpool John Moores University) and the War Widows’ Association of Great Britain. … Continue reading War Widows’ Quilt & Poetry to Mark the Lives of War’s Forgotten Women in New Phase of War Widows’ Stories Project